History & Heritage

MK Heritage Open Days 2026

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Milton Keynes Heritage Open Days celebrates its 20th anniversary this September. This year’s festival is the biggest ever, with more than 300 free events…

11/09/2026 - 20/09/2026

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Rooftop Tour of Stowe House

Stowe House, Buckingham MK18 5EH Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5EH, GB

Take this unique opportunity to go on one of our popular rooftop tours! Enjoy the chance to climb the noble cantilevered stone staircase to…

04/03/2026 - 04/12/2026

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Stowe and Sir John Vanbrugh: Architecture, Politics and Power

Stowe House, Buckingham MK18 5EH Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5EH, GB

Sir John Vanbrugh was one of the most remarkable figures of the early eighteenth century: architect, playwright, soldier and even spy. This exhibition explores…

29/06/2026 - 31/08/2026

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Rooftop Tour

https://www.stowehouse.org/event/rooftop-tour-summer26/, High Wycombe, MK18 5EH

Take this unique opportunity to go on one of our popular rooftop tours! Enjoy the chance to climb the noble cantilevered stone staircase to…

12/07/2026 - 30/08/2026

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Summer Fun for Families at Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park

Discover Bletchley Park – the place where ordinary people came together to do something extraordinary. Enjoy exciting activities and interactive tours for the whole…

01/08/2026 - 31/08/2026

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Virtual Heritage Open Days

Stowe House, Buckingham MK18 5EH Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5EH, GB

Can’t make it to Stowe House in person this year for Heritage Open Days? Join us online and uncover the stories that shaped everyday…

11/09/2026 - 20/09/2026

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Autumn Celebration and Heritage Event

Alleyway by 1 Woburn Avenue, Wolverton, MK12 5LL

Live local musicians Bbq and refreshments Children’s crafts Plant sales Cash only please! Come and see our 1870 railway carriage

12/09/2026

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Home Education Day at Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park

A day to learn more about Bletchley Park for families who educate children at home, bringing together history, mathematics, and problem-solving. For children aged…

15/09/2026

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Vanbrugh’s Alterations and Additions to Stowe House

Stowe House, Buckingham MK18 5EH Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5EH, GB

This lecture will explain the ideas and influences on a series of recently completed drawings by architect Francis Terry, that investigate and reconstruct Sir…

17/09/2026

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1940s Weekend

Bletchley Park

For a joyful weekend in September, Bletchley Park will be buzzing with music, colour and character, as 1940s Britain springs to life around you.…

26/09/2026 - 27/09/2026

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Halloween at Boo-letchley Park

Bletchley Park

Spooky happenings are going on at Boo-letchley Park this Halloween. Important things are disappearing mysteriously into thin air, with cryptic notes being left behind…

26/10/2026 - 31/10/2026

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Red Arrows Rooftop Tour

Stowe House, Buckingham MK18 5EH Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5EH, GB

Date to be confirmed, provisional 4 July 2027. A Rooftop View Like No Other: The Red Arrows at Stowe House You heard us right.…

04/07/2027

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